15 May 2009
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Today's top stories

  • 2010 media training programme underway in Senegal
  • Zimbabweans queue for mobile phone lines
  • SA hosts international business school conference
  • Future of books and newspapers looks bleak

    • Editorial news

    2010 FIFA World Cup

    WEST AFRICA
    2010 media training programme underway in Senegal
    On Monday, 12 May 2009 sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme. Read more >>

    Education and Training

    AFRICA
    SA hosts international business school conference
    Business school leaders worldwide and stakeholders from government, foundations, civil society and the private sector will be attending the Global Business School Network's (GBSN) fourth annual conference in Cape Town, South Africa from 8 - 9 June 2009. Read more >>

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    Media

    ZIMBABWE
    Zimbabwe media defense lawyer arrested
    NEW YORK: Police in Zimbabwe should immediately release Alec Muchadehama, a prominent human rights lawyer targeted for his work on behalf of journalist Anderson Shadreck Manyere and others, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 14 May 2009. Read more >>

    Mobile

    ZIMBABWE
    Zimbabweans queue for mobile phone lines
    [Sam Hungwe] Hundreds of Zimbabweans joined long queues as they waited to buy mobile phone lines released on the market by Econet Wireless earlier this week. The lines are retailing at US$25, against US$100 on a thriving black market. Read more >>

    Newspapers

    AFRICA
    Positive forecast for African newspapers
    In many parts of the world, the newspaper's permanence is appearing increasingly ephemeral. However, in many parts of the developing world, the traditional newspaper remains a foundational news source. Read more >>

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    CENTRAL AFRICA
    NPL rebrands its three newspapers
    [Gregory Gondwe] The Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has rebranded The Nation on Sunday, Weekend Nation as well as their daily publication The Nation. Read more >>

    Online Media

    AFRICA
    Future of books and newspapers looks bleak
    [Magda Wierzycka] Since my musing on technology seems to have evoked some interest, I thought it might be worthwhile to look in more detail at the trends which threaten the very survival of that iconic establishment, the printed media. Read more >>

    Printing

    MAURITIUS
    Imatech purchases first digital production press in Mauritius
    Harel Mallac Bureautique, Bytes Document Solutions' representative and the Xerox distributor in Mauritius, have announced the sale of a Xerox digital production press to Imatech Limited. Imatech Limited claims to own the first digital printer, the Xerox DocuColor 5000AP, in the country. Read more >>

    Retail

    CENTRAL AFRICA
    Engen wins deal to supply Kenya Airways
    Engen, an African energy multinational, recently won a tender for the year-long supply of aviation fuel to Kenya Airways, at the Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubumbashi airport. Read more >>

    KENYA
    P&G launches Pampers Magic in Nairobi
    NAIROBI: Pampers recently released a new product they claim is a much thinner but highly absorbent version of the brand, aiming to provide dryness for a longer period. Pampers Magic, coined to support its "magical" absorption of faecal releases by babies, is a Procter & Gamble (P&G) brand. Read more >>

    AFRICA
    Turning agriculture into a business
    COPENHAGEN: A plan by the Africa Commission to side-step African governments and target the private sector to invigorate the continent's business and agricultural capacity, thereby stimulating job creation, was launched in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, on 6 May 2009. Read more >>

    TV

    AFRICA
    Pule Molebeledi joins CNBC Africa
    Pule Molebeledi has been appointed CNBC Africa's new head of sales, effective 1 June 2009, the broadcaster announced yesterday, Thursday 14 May. Read more >>

    AFRICA
    Africa 24: Putting African news in the global media
    Likened to CNN or the BBC, Africa 24 officially launched in Paris, France on 11 May 2009, bringing together a couple hundred media professionals, celebrities and ambassadors from around the world. Read more >>


    Company news

    Out Of Home

    SOUTH AFRICA
    Fly anywhere in Africa for free! - Big Eye Branding
    Big Eye Branding is offering a free pull-up banner with every 10 flying banners ordered. Read more >>


    Jobs offered
  • Head of Production - Media - Johannesburg North
  • Sales Consultant - Northern Suburbs
  • Senior Lecturer/Lecturer - Cape Town
  • Web Developer/Graphic Designer - Northern suburbs
  • Marketing and Fundraising Co-ordinator - Bryanston
  • Heavyweight Events Director - Johannesburg - Northern Suburb
  • Multimedia Designer - Centurion
  • Client Service Manager - Hyde Park
  • Marketing Co-ordinator - Cape Town
  • Senior Research Executive - FMCG - Cape Town

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    Events to diarise
  • 30th SAMRA Conference 2009 SAMRA - Stellenbosch, 28 May
  • Markex and World of Events 2009 Specialised Exhibitions - Johannesburg, 9 June

    • Upcoming events
  • Nation Branding Masterclass - Egypt, 21 May
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